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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently announced its first HIPAA settlement based on the untimely reporting of a breach of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”). Chicago-based Presence Health System (“Presence Health”) agreed to settle potential violations of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule by paying $475,000.00 and implementing a… Continue Reading

For only the second time in its history, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed civil monetary penalties (CMPs) on a health care provider for HIPAA violations. Lincare, Inc. d/b/a United Medical (Lincare) was found to have violated HIPAA when the estranged husband of one of its managers… Continue Reading